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(4 [[boxed]] 1861 Sept. 6 Fri 16 Enc. 29 D out [[/boxed]] [[Note: blue vertical line to right ending at end of 2nd paragraph]] my way over the plain of grass bet. said Mt. & the river & cried to those at the ^[[15th]] Enc - Soon Kood-loo with 2 ^[[of [[in blue]] the [[/in blue]] ]] lady portion of the crew put out after me. I had my arms [[in blue]] ^[[(& pockets) Hall [[/in blue]] ]] full of specimens - & a hard, weak, weary time did I have of it. I [[strikethrough]] have [[/strikethrough]] had thought to cut in stone somewhere near [[strikethrough]] i at [[/strikethrough]] the 15th Enc. my name on something to indicate my visit here [[in blue]] ^[[( [[underlined]] to head Bay of Frobisher [[/underlined]]) H ]] [[/in blue]] But, I hadn't the tools to do it with. This thought [[strikethrough]] on the idea [[/strikethrough]] occurred to me ^[[on the idea]] that some [[strikethrough]] one [[/strikethrough]] of Civilization who may yet make a voyage here might have this proof that I had preceeded him. [[strikethrough]] or [[/strikethrough]] or them. But the description of the river - the Falls the fossil Mountain, the miles of exposed bottom at low tide will answer as well. What better proof do I want? When we got back to Enc. tide had began to fall - this indicated that if we would get away to-day we must make haste. The tupiks I found all struck & everything ready for departure. I made the obs. wh. commence this day's record & then we were ready for our homeward voyage [[strikethrough in blue]] Home [[/strikethrough in blue]] by way [[in blue]] of [[/in blue]] Kin-gaite side. What deep regrets thus to depart from this interesting [[strikethrough]] that [[/strikethrough]] land that I have [[strikethrough]] denominated [[/strikethrough]] [[end page]] [[start page]] (5) [[boxed]] 1861 Sept 6th Fri [[/boxed]] denominated Greenwood's Land. But circumstances force me to it. I cannot longer stay. My sickness ^[[& bad weather]] ha[[in blue]] ^[[ve]] [[/in blue]] [[strikethrough]] s [[/strikethrough]] curtailed my work here. Start h2-m37 Chro. (h9-m37 A.M.) (for convenience tho' not according to the very minute I call difference time bet Chro & Apparent time when I now am & have been of late, [[underlined]] 5 hours.) [[/underlined]] Again I repeat Start 2-37 = from 15th Enc. Stop 3-00 [[encircled]] 6 [[/encircled]] = opposite side Bay on mouth if I may so call it of river to [[strikethrough]] leave [[/strikethrough]] set [[to right in blue]] ( See when they ) ( (K & K) returned ) ( p 14 Sept. 10th/61 ) Hall N.Y. Apr. 21/64 = [[/to right in blue]] Koo-jes-se & Kood-loo ashore who proceed took-too-ing over the Mts. arriving to (16th Enc place of 13th) by same side of Bay. At this point where we stop take a few bearings Little Peak 158 (?) Bearing [[underlined in blue]] Great Gate Way [[/underlined in blue]] 322 [[underlined in blue]] R.T. Fossil Mt [[/underlined in blue]] 350 General trend of Coast from little ^[[Peak to point near Fossil]] Mt 350[[degree symbol]]
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